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The Comedy of Errors was hilarious, with plenty of slapstick and bawdy humour. Not my usual style really but it was great - although I hope some of it was whooshing past the kids in the audience (there was a gay sex, doggy-style moment. Antipholus and Dromio, best friends forever!!! I was sitting there going, '... really?' *sporfle*)
I continue to be in awe of the physical fitness of this company, they're always on the move with choreography and rearranging the sets, but they make it look effortless.
The Tempest was good, with some beautiful singing but while I certainly enjoyed the performance, I really didn't engage with the story or the characters. I liked Ariel and found Caliban quite pitiful (which apparently was not the original intention for the character) but mostly I just didn't care about any of them.
Once again though, the company showed how to add women into the plays smoothly - Ariel was female, King Alonso and his brother Sebastian became Queen Alonsa and her sister Sebastia. Easy. Having never seen The Tempest before, it wasn't until I got home and looked up the play that I realised the changes.
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Our own slapstick moment of the day (though not very humorous):
**Loud crash and indignant yell from the kitchen**
Me: *concerned* Are you okay?!
Mum: *annoyed* I'm fine, just VERY MESSY.
Mum was getting a half-full can of dog food out of the fridge, it slipped, hit the tile floor and sprayed everywhere. Well. Mostly over Mum.
The Boyo happily cleaned up the floor but Mum wasn't inclined to let him clean her and she came into the bathroom where I was doing my makeup and I got a look - dog food gravy and bits all over her top, over her shoulder ('I look like a baby's vomited on me', Mum muttered), even up into her hair.
Fortunately, Mum's hair is extremely short (even more so since she'd been to the hairdresser this morning) and thus easily cleaned. I'm trying to imagine cleaning dog food out of my hip-length hair and ... no. Just, no.
Er, cautioning everyone to keep a good grip on half-full cans?
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Happy thing!
Pets in Christmas Costumes
You just know some of these cats are planning revenge. I do love the Basset Hound (?) gentleman though.
I continue to be in awe of the physical fitness of this company, they're always on the move with choreography and rearranging the sets, but they make it look effortless.
The Tempest was good, with some beautiful singing but while I certainly enjoyed the performance, I really didn't engage with the story or the characters. I liked Ariel and found Caliban quite pitiful (which apparently was not the original intention for the character) but mostly I just didn't care about any of them.
Once again though, the company showed how to add women into the plays smoothly - Ariel was female, King Alonso and his brother Sebastian became Queen Alonsa and her sister Sebastia. Easy. Having never seen The Tempest before, it wasn't until I got home and looked up the play that I realised the changes.
*
Our own slapstick moment of the day (though not very humorous):
**Loud crash and indignant yell from the kitchen**
Me: *concerned* Are you okay?!
Mum: *annoyed* I'm fine, just VERY MESSY.
Mum was getting a half-full can of dog food out of the fridge, it slipped, hit the tile floor and sprayed everywhere. Well. Mostly over Mum.
The Boyo happily cleaned up the floor but Mum wasn't inclined to let him clean her and she came into the bathroom where I was doing my makeup and I got a look - dog food gravy and bits all over her top, over her shoulder ('I look like a baby's vomited on me', Mum muttered), even up into her hair.
Fortunately, Mum's hair is extremely short (even more so since she'd been to the hairdresser this morning) and thus easily cleaned. I'm trying to imagine cleaning dog food out of my hip-length hair and ... no. Just, no.
Er, cautioning everyone to keep a good grip on half-full cans?
*
Happy thing!
Pets in Christmas Costumes
You just know some of these cats are planning revenge. I do love the Basset Hound (?) gentleman though.
